2018

Mid-Atlantic Turfgrass Expo

January 29—February 01

All Profits Donated to

Local Turfgrass Research

SCHEDULE at a GLANCE

Monday, January 29, 2018 GOLF (10:00—5:00) Selecting Bermudagrass Control in Creeping Bentgrass (John Brewer,Shawn Askew) Panel: Real World Pros and Cons to Bermudagrass Putting Green Conversion (Dan Taylor, Jordan Booth) USGA 2017 Year in Review (Darin Bevard, Elliott Dowling) Direction of Golf and the USGA (Darin Bevard, Elliott Dowling) Interactive Rapid Fire: Turf Disease Mangement (Joe Roberts, Brandon Horvath, David McCall) EVERYTHING BUT THE KITCHEN SINK (10:00—5:00) Understanding Turf Insecticides (Tom Kuhar) Practices that Enhance Turfgrass Microbiology (Joe Roberts, J.R. Doherty) Topdressing Lawns: When it Works and When it Doesn’t (Mark Carroll) The Grim Reaper: Mechanisms of Turfgrass Death (Mike Goatley) Tuesday, January 30, 2018 GENERAL SESSION (8:00—9:30) Annual Meetings MTC and VTC Keynote Address: Growing Weeders into Leaders (Jeff McManus) GOLF (9:45—12:45) Pythium Diseases: Root Rots, Foliar Blights, and Dysfunction of both Warm and Cool Season (Brandon Horvath) Siduron Programs for Crabgrass and Goosegrass Control in Greens (Shawn Askew) Spring Dead Spot Management: Many Ways to Cook Egg, Even Some That Taste Terrible (David McCall) SPORTS (9:45—12:45) Making Cultivation a “Core” Part of Your Maintenance Plan (Gregg Munshaw) Thinking Outside the Box on Your Sports Fields (Mike Skelton, Charlie Fultz, Mike Goatley) Pros and Cons in Organic Sports Turf Management (Jason Bowers) LAWN and LANDSCAPE (9:45—12:45) Developing Your Crew (Jeff McManus) A New Look at Reduced Input Lawn Care-Is There a Market? (Gregg Munshaw) Controlling Sedges and Doveweed in Turf and Landscape Plantings (Jeff Derr) SOD PRODUCTION (9:45—12:45) Programs to Optimize Spring Seeding Success of Tall Fescue (Adam Nichols) Brown Patch Management: Options for Both Fungicide and Non-Fungicide Control (Brandon Horvath) Weed Control and Identification (Gregg Munshaw) MECHANIC’S SEMINAR (8:00—4:00) See Next Page for Details LUNCH and TRADE SHOW (12:45—4:30) CORN HOLE TOURNAMENT and RECEPTION (4:00—7:30)

Wednesday, February 1, 2018 FELLOWSHIP BREAKFAST (7:00—8:00) God’s Promises When Life is Hard (Danny Allen) W.S. CONNELLY GRADUATE STUDENT ORAL PRESENTATION CONTEST (8:00—10:00) INNOVATION CORNER (8:00—10:00) MECHANIC’S SEMINAR (8:00—4:00) See Next Page for Details TRADE SHOW and LUNCH (10:00—2:00) SOD GROWER’S MEETING (2:00—5:00) LIMITED PESTICIDE RECERTIFICATION (8:00—4:30) Details Pending

Thursday, February 2, 2018 MECHANIC’S SEMINAR (9:00—4:00) See Next Page for Details PESTICIDE RECERTIFICATION AND CERTIFICATION Details Pending CERTIFIED FERTILIZER APPLICATOR RECERTIFICATION AND CERTIFICATION Details Pending

MECHANIC’S CLASSES

Tuesday Jan. 30, 2018

8:00am—11:00am

Reel cutting unit optimization: A class to cover reel set up to improve

quality of cut (Chris Langley from Bernhard)

11:00am—1:00pm Lunch and trade show

1:00pm—4:00pm

Maintenance, and preventative maintenance on Landscape equipment

(Charles Coonradt from Mortons Power)

Wednesday Jan. 31, 2018

8:00am-11:00am

Light maintenance, new products and discussion from floor

(Kenneth Glass from Stihl)

11:00am-1:00pm Lunch and trade show

1:00pm—3:00pm

Update on Tier 4 Engines: Revisit the maintenance that technicians can do

on these engines (Cort Rash and Greg Womble)

3:00pm—4:00 pm

“KIS” - Keep it Simple—Record Keeping (Nick Hamner)

Thursday Feb. 1, 2018

9:00am—11:00am

Basic Electrical: Schematic Review, light Theory and Trouble Shooting

(Cort Rash and Greg Womble)

11:00 am—1:00pm Lunch 0n your own

1:00pm—4:00pm

Basic Hydraulics: Schematic review, components diagnostics

(Cort Rash and Greg Womble)